Puget-Théniers

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Puget-Théniers
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°57′25″N 6°53′39″E / 43.9569°N 6.8942°E / 43.9569; 6.8942Coordinates: 43°57′25″N 6°53′39″E / 43.9569°N 6.8942°E / 43.9569; 6.8942
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Corporandy[1]
Area 1	21.45 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,860
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06099 /06260
Elevation	353–1,436 m (1,158–4,711 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puget-Théniers (French pronunciation: ​[pyʒɛ tenje]; Occitan: Lo Puget Tenier; Italian: Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography[]

It is situated on in the valley of the Var.

History[]

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Poggetto Tenieri.

Personalities[]

It is the birthplace of Auguste Blanqui, Jean-Pierre Papon and Aimé Teisseire.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References[]

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• (in English and French) & (Occitan) Dance and traditional music from Puget-Théniers.

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